2011–12 AFC Ajax season

AFC Ajax
2011–12 season
Chairman tba
Manager Frank de Boer
Champions League Group stage
Johan Cruijff Schaal Runner-up
Home colours
Away colours

During the 2011–12 season AFC Ajax will participate in the Dutch Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The first training took place on Tuesday June 27, 2011. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day will be held on Wednesday August 3, 2011, followed by a testimonial match for the retired former Ajax goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar.

Ajax's U19 squad will play in the inaugural tournament of the NextGen series.

Contents

Pre-season

The first training for the 2011–12 season was held on June 27, 2011. In preparation for the new season Ajax organized a trainingsstage in Fürth, Germany. The squad from manager Frank de Boer stayed there from July 11, 2011 to July 16, 2011. During this trainingstage friendly matches were played against SSV Jahn Regensburg and 1. FC Nuremberg. Further friendly matches were played against VV Buitenpost, AZSV Aalten, FC Emmen, Brøndby IF and CA Independiente.

Player statistics

Appearances for competitive matches only

No. Nat Pos Player Total Eredivisie UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
KNVB Cup
Johan Cruijff-schaal XVI
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Kenneth Vermeer 24 0 17 0 6 0 1 0
2 DF Gregory van der Wiel 21 2 13 1 6 1 1+1 0
3 DF Toby Alderweireld 23 2 15 1 5 0 3 1
4 DF Jan Vertonghen 23 5 15 3 6 0 2 2
5 DF Vurnon Anita 25 1 14+3 1 5+1 0 1+1 0
6 MF Eyong Enoh 18 0 8+4 0 4+1 0 1 0
7 FW Miralem Sulejmani 22 12 15 11 6 1 1 0
8 MF Christian Eriksen 25 5 17 4 6 1 1+1 0
9 FW Kolbeinn Sigþórsson 11 5 8 5 2 0 1 0
10 MF Siem de Jong 20 4 13 2 4 1 3 1
11 FW Lorenzo Ebecilio 17 1 2+9 1 2+3 0 1 0
13 DF André Ooijer 9 2 2+4 2 0 0 2+1 0
15 DF Nicolai Boilesen 6 0 3+1 0 1 0 1 0
16 MF Theo Janssen 24 5 16 5 6 0 2 0
17 DF Daley Blind 11 0 5+2 0 1+1 0 2 0
18 MF Nicolás Lodeiro 11 2 4+2 1 2+2 1 1 0
19 FW Dmitry Bulykin 15 5 1+9 4 0+3 0 2 1
20 DF Bruno Silva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Derk Boerrigter 19 7 12+1 4 4 1 1+1 2
22 GK Jasper Cillessen 5 0 0+3 0 0 0 2 0
23 FW Aras Özbiliz 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0
24 FW Mounir El Hamdaoui 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Thulani Serero 8 0 0+6 0 0+1 0 1 0
28 MF Ismaïl Aissati 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF Mats Rits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Jeroen Verhoeven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF Ruben Ligeon 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF Joeri de Kamps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF Ricardo van Rhijn 2 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
37 FW Jody Lukoki 6 1 1+1 1 0+2 0 2 0
39 FW Davy Klaassen 5 1 1+2 1 0+2 0 0 0
41 FW Lesley de Sa 1 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 1
42 DF Dico Koppers 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
45 FW Tom Boere 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

As of 29 December 2011

2011-12 Selection by Nationality

Nationality Total Players
Current squad selection 11 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - 24
Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection 9 - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - 12
Players out on loan 5 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 6

Team statistics

Eredivisie standings 2011-12

Current standing Matches played Wins Draws Losses Points Goals for
Goals against
Yellow cards
Red cards
4 17 8 6 2 33 46 23 21 4

Points by match day

Match day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Total
Points 3 3 1 3 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 3 3 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30

Total points by match day

Match day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Total
Points 3 6 7 10 13 14 15 15 16 17 20 20 21 24 27 30 33 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30

Standing by match day

Match day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Standing
Standing 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd 3rd 4th 6th 6th 5th 5th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4th

Goals by match day

Match day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Total
Goals 4 5 2 4 3 2 1 0 2 1 4 4 2 3 4 1 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 46

Statistics for the 2011-12 season

Friendlies Johan Cruijff Schaal KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Eredivisie Total
Matches 9 of 9 1 of 1 2 of 3 6 of 6 0 of 2 17 of 34 35 of 55
Win 7 of 9 0 of 1 2 of 3 2 of 6 0 of 2 9 of 34 19 of 55
Draw 1 of 9 0 of 1 0 of 3 2 of 6 0 of 2 6 of 34 9 of 55
Loss 1 of 9 1 of 1 0 of 3 2 of 6 0 of 2 2 of 34 6 of 55
Home 2 of 2 0 of 0 0 of 0 3 of 3 0 of 1 7 of 17 12 of 23
Away 7 of 7 1 of 1 2 of 3 3 of 3 0 of 1 9 of 17 22 of 31
Yellow cards 2 2 2 3 0 22 31
Red cards 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
2 x yellow in 1 match 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Number of substitutes used 69 3 4 16 0 46 138
Goals for 28 1 7 6 0 46 90
Goals against 4 2 3 6 0 23 38
Balance +22 -1 +4 0 0 +20 +52
Clean sheets 6 0 0 4 0 4 14
Penalties for 2 0 0 0 0 3 5
Penalties against 0 1 0 0 0 2 3

2011-12 Team records

Description Competition Result
Biggest win Friendly match AZSV - AFC Ajax ( 0 - 11 )
Johan Cruijff Schaal
KNVB Cup Roda JC - AFC Ajax ( 2 - 4 )
UEFA Champions League AFC Ajax - Dinamo Zagreb ( 4 - 0 )
UEFA Europa League
Eredivisie AFC Ajax - sc Heerenveen ( 5 - 1 )
Biggest loss Friendly match 1. FC Nürnberg - AFC Ajax ( 2 - 0 )
Johan Cruijff Schaal FC Twente - AFC Ajax ( 2 - 1 )
KNVB Cup
UEFA Champions League Real Madrid - AFC Ajax ( 3 - 0 )
UEFA Europa League
Eredivisie FC Utrecht - AFC Ajax ( 6 - 4 )
Most goals in a match Friendly match AZSV - AFC Ajax ( 0 - 11 )
Johan Cruijff Schaal FC Twente - AFC Ajax ( 2 - 1 )
KNVB Cup Roda JC - AFC Ajax ( 2 - 4 )
UEFA Champions League AFC Ajax - Dinamo Zagreb ( 4 - 0 )
UEFA Europa League
Eredivisie FC Utrecht - AFC Ajax ( 6 - 4 )

Topscorers

Friendlies

Nr. Name
1. Aras Özbiliz 5
2. Lorenzo Ebecilio 4
3. Geoffrey Castillion 3
Mats Rits 3
Rodney Sneijder 3
6. Theo Janssen 2
7. Jan-Arie van der Heijden 1
Derk Boerrigter 1
Thulani Serero 1
Ricardo van Rhijn 1
André Ooijer 1
Kolbeinn Sigþórsson 1
Christian Eriksen 1
Vurnon Anita 1
Siem de Jong 1
Jody Lukoki 1
Tom Boere 1
Total 31

Johan Cruijff Schaal

Nr. Name
1. Toby Alderweireld 1
Total 1

Eredivisie

Nr. Name
1. Miralem Sulejmani 11
2. Theo Janssen 5
Kolbeinn Sigþórsson 5
4. Derk Boerrigter 4
Christian Eriksen 4
Dmitri Bulykin 4
7. Jan Vertonghen 3
8. Siem de Jong 2
9. Toby Alderweireld 1
Gregory van der Wiel 1
Jody Lukoki 1
Lorenzo Ebecilio 1
André Ooijer 1
Davy Klaassen 1
Nicolás Lodeiro 1
Total 45

UEFA Champions League

Nr. Name
1. Derk Boerrigter 1
Christian Eriksen 1
Gregory van der Wiel 1
Miralem Sulejmani 1
Siem de Jong 1
Nicolás Lodeiro 1
Total 6

KNVB Cup

Nr. Name
1. Jan Vertonghen 2
Derk Boerrigter 2
3. Siem de Jong 1
Dmitri Bulykin 1
Lesley de Sa 1
Total 7

UEFA Europa League

Nr. Name
Total '

Placements

Friendlies Johan Cruijff Schaal KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Eredivisie
Status 9 played, 7 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss Runner-up
Lost to: FC Twente
Round of 16
Next opponent: AZ
3rd Place in Group D
Placement for: UEFA Europa League
Round of 32
Next opponent:
Manchester United
4th Place after 17 matches
Next opponent: AZ

Results

All times are in CEST

Johan Cruijff Schaal

Eredivisie

KNVB Cup

UEFA Champions League

Group stage
Group standings (Group D)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Real Madrid 6 6 0 0 19 2 +17 18
OL 6 2 2 2 9 7 +2 8
Ajax 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8
Dinamo Zagreb 6 0 0 6 3 22 -19 0

UEFA Europa League

Round of 32

Friendlies

Transfers for 2011-12

Summer transfer window

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2011 to 31 August 2011) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2011.

Arrivals
Name Position Transfer type Previous club Fee
Return from loan spell
Ismaïl Aissati Midfielder 30 June 2011 Vitesse -
Jan-Arie van der Heijden Midfielder 30 June 2011 Willem II -
Transfer
Thulani Serero Midfielder 22 May 2011 Ajax Cape Town € 2,5 million
Theo Janssen Midfielder 23 May 2011 FC Twente € 3,3 million
Derk Boerrigter Forward 20 June 2011 RKC Waalwijk € 500.000
Kolbeinn Sigþórsson Forward 4 July 2011 AZ € 4 million
Jasper Cillessen Goalkeeper 27 August 2011 N.E.C. € 3,3 million
Free Transfer
Mats Rits Midfielder 28 June 2011 Germinal Beerschot -
Dmitri Bulykin Forward 31 August 2011 RSC Anderlecht -
Departures
Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Out on loan
Roly Bonevacia Midfielder 26 May 2011 NAC Breda -
Marco Bizot Goalkeeper 3 June 2011 SC Cambuur -
Florian Jozefzoon Forward 10 June 2011 NAC Breda -
Darío Cvitanich Forward 6 July 2011 Boca Juniors -
Geoffrey Castillion Forward 5 August 2011 RKC Waalwijk -
Rodney Sneijder Midfielder 20 August 2011 FC Utrecht -
Transfer
Sergio Padt Goalkeeper 2 July 2011 KAA Gent € 300.000
Demy de Zeeuw Midfielder 6 July 2011 Spartak Moskva € 6 million
Maarten Stekelenburg Goalkeeper 1 August 2011 Roma € 6,3 million
Free Transfer
Mitchell Donald Midfielder 9 February 2011 Roda JC -
Rob Wielaert Defender 16 May 2011 Roda JC -
Timothée Atouba Defender 25 May 2011 -
Marvin Zeegelaar Forward 15 June 2011 RCD Espanyol -
Rasmus Lindgren Midfielder 20 June 2011 Red Bull Salzburg -
Tom Overtoom Midfielder 21 June 2011 Sparta Rotterdam -
Suk Hyun-Jun Forward 27 June 2011 FC Groningen -
Oleguer Defender 1 August 2011 -
Evander Sno Midfielder 17 August 2011 RKC Waalwijk -
Jan-Arie van der Heijden Midfielder 18 August 2011 Vitesse -
Ronald Graafland Goalkeeper 22 August 2011 Feyenoord -

Winter transfer window

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2012 to 1 February 2012) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2011–12.

Arrivals
Name Position Transfer type Previous club Fee
Departures
Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Free Transfer
Tom Boere Forward 29 December 2011 KAA Gent -

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